Road-cart



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T. W. MUDGETT.

ROAD CART. No. 358,404. Pmnm Feb. 22, 1887.

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PATENT COLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

ROAD-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,404, dated February 22, 1887 Application filed November 19, 1886. Serial No. 219,370. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THERON W. MUDGETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coldwater, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Carts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the. same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of twowheeled vehicles known as sulkies, and the object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of seat, whereby all horse motion, so far as is possible, will be obviated, and a seat provided which shall be easy to the user in passing over rough roads; and, further, to provide a seat which shall be light, cheap, and durable.

The invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a sulky with my improvedseat applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the sulky, which is of any ordinary construction. B represents a crossbarconnecting the thills at a point in rear of the singletree. Secured upon the upper face of the bar B, near each end thereof, is a plate, 0, each of which is provided with upwardly-extending lugs to. The plates 0 are secured to the bar B by means of bolts 1), which pass through said bar and are held in place by means of nuts 0.

D represents the seat, which is provided on its under side with bars E, which extend forwardly and are pivoted between the lugs 11.

F represents springs, which are secured at their forward ends to the under side of the bar B by means of the bolts 1) and nuts 0. The springs Fare curved upwardly at their rear ends and pivotally connected with the seatbars by lugs e, secured to the under side of said bars, and in which the ends of the springs are pivotally held by bolts f.

It will be seen that as the seat is pivotally connected with the sulky and supported by springs having a pivotal connection with itall jarring in passing over rough or uneven roads will be prevented. It will also be seen that horse motion will be avoided.

I am aware that previous to my invention a sulky or road-carthas been provided with aseat mounted on bars pivotally connected with the thills, and that leaf-springs have been secured to said thills and connected with the seat-bars by curved flat springs, and hence I make no claim to such construction.

My invention is distinguished from the construction before referred to in'that the seatbars and, the springs Fare secured to the thills by the same means, and in that said springs F are directly pivoted to the seat-bars.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a sulky, the combination, with the thills connected by a bar, B, of a seat, D, having bars E rigidly secured to the under side thereof, clips depending from said bars, springs F, pivoted in said clips at one end, theplates O, having the lugs to, the bars E, pivoted at their forward ends in said ears, and the bolts b, passing through the plates 0 and springs F, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THERON W. MUDGE'IT. 

